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Cuba's forthcoming vaccine can treat lung cancer
Cancer

Cuba's forthcoming vaccine can treat lung cancer

On 8/9 medicalxpress page reported that patients with end-stage lung cancer are about to be equipped with a therapeutic tool again when Cuban health authorities announce…

December 14, 2018
WHO calls for improved air quality
Cancer

WHO calls for improved air quality

World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday warned that air quality in many countries around the world has reached a level of harm to human health.

December 14, 2018
Goats increase the risk of rare lung cancer
Cancer

Goats increase the risk of rare lung cancer

According to a study by French scientists at the European Respiratory Association's annual conference in Amsterdam, contact with goats may increase the risk of a rare lu…

December 14, 2018
Smoking can kill 8 million people every year
Cancer

Smoking can kill 8 million people every year

World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday (May 31) said tobacco will be the cause of nearly 6 million deaths this year, including 600 people who are non-smokers (or call…

December 14, 2018
Early screening for lung cancer
Cancer

Early screening for lung cancer

As a result of the National Lung Cancer Screening Trial, the use of effective CT scans in early screening for lung cancer in smokers ...

December 14, 2018
Non-smokers still have lung cancer
Cancer

Non-smokers still have lung cancer

The research of Mayo Medical University scientists, USA, explains why people who never smoke still get lung cancer.

December 14, 2018
Metformin can prevent lung cancer
Cancer

Metformin can prevent lung cancer

The drug metformin, still commonly used to treat patients with type 2 diabetes, may also work in preventing lung cancer.

December 14, 2018